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Add the printer as a local printer and when asked to choose the port, add a new port and select an LPR port. &nbsp;I've never had a problem, provided you have admin capability on the machine.
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Add the printer as a local printer and when asked to choose the port, add a new port and select an LPR port.  I've never had a problem, provided you have admin capability on the machine.

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How do I add a LPR printer port if the port type is not available? I tried to add a new 'monitor', selected \I386\monitor.inf but no LPR port.
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How do I add a LPR printer port if the port type is not available? I tried to add a new 'monitor', selected \I386\monitor.inf but no LPR port.

Create a LPR printer port

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